Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 540TH ENGINEERS. HIS SERVICE INCLUDED SALERNO AND ANZIO, ITALY, NORTH AFRICA, FRANCE AND GERMANY. HE GUARDED RUDOLPH HESS AT LANDSBERG PRISON IN GERMANY. THE 540TH WAS INVOLVED IN THREE CAMPAIGNS AND THREE INVASIONS. RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART AND THE SILVER STAR MEDALS AND NINE BATTLE STARS.